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Times Square car bomb suspect pleads guilty in NYC
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| Contributor | Brandonius Maximus |
| Last Edited | Brandonius Maximus Jun 21, 2010 04:30pm |
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| Author | By TOM HAYS, Associated Press Writer Tom Hays, Associated Press Writer |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Monday, June 21, 2010 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | NEW YORK – A Pakistan-born U.S. citizen pleaded guilty Monday to carrying out the failed Times Square car bombing, saying he wanted it known that unless the U.S. stops attacking Muslim lands, "we will be attacking U.S."
Faisal Shahzad, 30, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Manhattan just days after a federal grand jury indicted him on 10 terrorism and weapons counts, some of which carried mandatory life prison sentences.
Shahzad made the plea and an accompanying statement as U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum began asking him a lengthy series of questions to ensure he understood his rights. She did not immediately accept the plea.
Cedarbaum asked Shahzad if he understood he might spend the rest of his life in prison. He said he did.
At one point, she asked him if he was sure he wanted to plead guilty.
He said he wanted "to plead guilty and 100 times more" to let the U.S. know that if it did not get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, halt drone attacks and stop meddling in Muslim lands, "we will be attacking U.S." |
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